The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Presents

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Power Portfolios with John Shelley
Learn the secrets of building a better portfolio and showing it effectively

Time:      Sunday, February 8, 2009
                  Lecture 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
                  One-on-One Portfolio Critiques 3:10 – 4:50 p.m.

Place:     Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Audiovisual Room
                  5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
                  (by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University).
                  For a map see www.scbwi.jp/map.htm

Fee:       Lecture: SCBWI members 1,000 yen; nonmembers 1,500 yen
                  One-on-one Portfolio Critiques: SCBWI members and nonmembers 3,500 yen

Reservations:   Reservations for the critiques are required by January 25, 2009; slots are limited.

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The lecture will be in English. One-on-one portfolio critiques can be in English or Japanese.

Attention Illustrators!! The private one-on-one critiques with John Shelley are 15 minutes in length and must be reserved and paid for in advance. Slots are limited and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

John Shelley will offer his expertise and experience to help you strengthen your illustration portfolio and tighten your presentation skills, including focusing on your best work, the ins and outs of compiling a professional portfolio, and tips on presentation to editors and art directors. Following the lecture, Shelley will conduct one-on-one portfolio critiques.

Born in Birmingham, U.K., John Shelley began his illustration career in London, his first picture book The Secret in the Matchbox being shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award. From 1987 to 2007 he lived in Tokyo, receiving awards for commercial illustration while illustrating over 30 children’s books for Western and Japanese markets, including The Boat in the Tree (Front Street, 2007), shortlisted for the 2007 Sakura Medal, and The House of the World (Benesse, 2008). The former Illustrator Coordinator and Assistant Regional Advisor of SCBWI Tokyo, he now lives in the U.K. but maintains close ties with Japan. Visit John Shelley’s website www.jshelley.com to learn more.

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